Drawer.



PATENTED DEC. 1I, 1905.y

J. S. MACLEAN.

` DRAWER.

APPLICATION FILED Dno.1.19os.

UNITED STATES. PATENT OFFICEn l JOHN s. MAcLE-Anior eoLiiMBUs, oHio.

y DRAWER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec.y 11, 1906.

Application aednmmber'iamoa serai No 291.987.

`of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drawers; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exactv description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of the invention is to provide a drawer and frame for cases, Jfurniture, and the like with means whereby the weight of the drawer is entirely supported on rolling bearings and with means Vfor keeping the sides of the drawer from contact with the sides of the frame. Incidentally I provide means to prevent the 'drawer from tilting down at the front when` it is pulled out into open position, and also to prevent the drawer from being accidentally pulled entirely out. The invention consistsin theconstruction hereinafter described and claimed. y, In the accompanying drawings, showing but one embodiment offthe invention, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view taken on the planea Fig. 2, looking to the left. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the plane yy, Fi 1, looking to the right. Fig. 3 is a detail i lustrating the device for antirictionally supporting the inner e'nd of the drawer.l

Fi 4 1s .a sectional view of a common form of all-bearing for supporting the sides ofthe drawer at the front end ofthe frame.

l InI the views, 1 designates .the drawer, the

' outer end of which is at the left-hand side of of the bottom of the frame 2 are ball-bearings 2b, upon which the metallic side strips 1b Secured' to the inner lside ofithe inner ver,- tical wall of the drawer is a metallic bar 3,

footed with a small roller 3*. The bar 3 isk slidingly secured in metallic clips 3b, and the latterk are provided with set-screws 3 to pinch the bar and hold it in the position to which it is adjusted. The roller 3 rests and runs on topthe tongued bead 2.

In. iractice the b ar 3 isv so adjusted that the ro ler 3 supports the weight of the inner end of the drawer and not the tongued bead 2, thereby relieving the friction that would be yengendered by close contact between the horizontal surfaces of the tongued bead and the grooved strip 1a. The chief ifnot the sole function of the tongued bead and the grooved strip is to prevent horizontal movement of the drawer toward the sides of the frame, as this is the most potent cause of trouble in working a drawer. The ballbearings 2b are also of such height that when fastened into lace they coperate with the roller 3 in ho ding the drawer up, so that the horizontal surface of thetongued bead 2a and the grooved strip 1a shall not contact. It will Ibe thus observed that while the tonfrued bead 2a and grooved strip 1a edectually prevent sidewlse movement .of the drawer the weightof the latter is'supported' This'construction elimionrolling bearings. I natesentirely the trouble incident-to sticking at the side and at the same time makes thev drawer easy to move.

To prevent the outer end or front oi the drawer from tilting down when it is drawn out to an extent where its center of gravity is beyond the supports, I provide the u per end of the bar 3 with a small roller 3d, Jour-v naled in a bracket that slides on the bar 3,

said bracket being rovided with a `set-screw draw er in horizontal position when the latter is drawn out without very greatlyincreasing the friction between the drawer and frame. To prevent the drawer from being accidentally entirely pulled out, the frame at the outer IOC end of the bar 2c is furnished with a downwardlyrojecting stop 2d, against which the 4roller 3 impinges when the drawer is drawn nearly com letely out.

What I c aim, and desire to secii're by Letters Patent, is-

1. In furniture, cases and the like, the

combination with a drawer-frame provided with antifriction drawer-supporting devices .at its` outer end and a tongue-strip extending in the direction of movement of the drawer,.

of a drawer to slide in said frame provided IIO ' tal sidewise movement of the drawer.

2. In furniture, cases and the like, the combination with a drawer-frame provided with antifriction drawer-supporting devices at either side ofits outer end, of a drawer to slide in said frame provided with a single antii'riction device at the lower side of its mner end to support the weight of the drawer at that end, and a guiding device between the drawer and frame to prevent horizontal sidewise movement of the drawer, one mem'- ber of said guiding device affording a track for the an-tifriction device at the inner end of the drawer. A,

3. In furniture, cases and the like, the

combination witha drawer-frame provided with antifriction drawer-supporting devices at either side of its outer end, of a drawer to slide in said frame provided with a single antifriction deviceat the lower side of its inner end to support thefweight of the drawer at that end, an antifriction device at the upper side of its inner end to contact with the frame to prevent the downward tilting of the outer end of the drawer when opened, and a guiding device between the drawer and frame to prevent horizontal sidewisev movement of the drawer, one member of said guiding device aii'ording a track for the antifriction device below the inner end of the drawer.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN S. MACLEAN. Witnesses:

WALTER HAMILTON, BENJ. FINCKEL. 

